St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-10-05
DULUTH MATTERS.
The Record of Yesterdays Hap
penings in the Zenith City.

Special to the Globe.
DULUTH, MIMI, Oct. 4.-There has
been some talk that Duluth would this
yearsget a considerable quantity of the
Manitoba wheat crop, of which about g.
100000 bushels will be exported. A we'll
posted shipper and exporter said this
morning that there was no chance of
such receipts, as the Canadian Pacific
would carry wheat for nothing before it
would allow it to come this way.
The contractors for the drilling of Il
natural gas well report everything i'll
good shape for immediate work. A
crew of six men from Bradford, Pa,
have arrived here, as also the machin-
cry, tools and materials necessary for
drilling. The we'll is to be about fifteen
miles from Duluth. The contractors
hope to complete the well within ninety
days. All depends on rock formations.
Interested citizens have induced the
city authorities to change the plans of
Fourth street improvement and not fill
Chester creek over the culyert, thereby
destroying the beauty of the falls at
that place. The work on the street has
been discontinued at that place, and in
all probability an iron bridge will be
built and two falls included in the park,
for which the citizens stand ready to
donate the needed ground.
Capt. j. Ii. briggs has returned from
New York. He has purchased part of
the machinery for the gold and silver
Smelter, and says an expert will soon
come from New York 10 examine the
country from which it is expected to
obtain ores, with view to building Il
smelter to meet the probable demands
upon 1t.
T Capt. Quinn, of the United States en-
gineer corps, was summoned TO q meet
ing of the Turner'S society this evening
and presented by the members with a
massive silver drinking horn. Speeches
and toasts followed. Capt. Quinn. by
series of lectures, has materially aided
the Turner's in securing funds for the
large business block and hall which
they are about building.
President j. J. Hill and General Man
ager A. Marvel. with the directors of
the Lehigh Valley Coal company, were
here this afternoon and this morning
inspecting the coal docks and new ele-
VatorS on the other side of the bay. Mr..
Hill admitted having made contracts
for new line of steel steamers. The
particular object of the visit was to make
final arrangements for very large new
coal docks and improvements on those
already built and to look over the sites
for the new Manitaba freight yards at
West Superior and Grassy Point The
party left for Hinckley this afternoon
MERELY MENTIONED.
Investigation by the c0roners jury has
proven that Louis Ploight was murdered for
his money and his body burned in his house
ruins of the building, which was small one,
stove was found, and inside OF 1t were dis
covered some bones, which investigation de-
clared to be those of a human being. IL is
believed by the coroners jury and those who
attended the investigation that Ploight's
body was cut UP and partially consumed in
the stove before the building was fred.
The city treasurers report, made to the
council last evening. shows the following
state of the city's finances for last month:
General fund-Receipts, S1G2, 731. 90: dis
bursements. SIS, O72. So: balance on hand
Oct l, SS1, 500. Permanent Improvement
fund-Receipts, SI65. So. IS; disbursements,
5136. 633. %; balance on hama, SAT ,977.61.
Fire department Embellishments
Sc, 954 10; balance on Oct. 1. Sis
The United States land Office business for
the month of September makes good show
ing The amount of cash entries was Sl5,-
66S. ID. During the month 16,1o1 acres in
homeSteads and 1920 acres in prescriptions
We're taken up.
The chamber of commerce has passed a set
of resolutions recommending that the burial
of the dead in the cemeteries now in use be
discontinued after the present year, and that
a rural cemetery association be formed.
The natural gas fever has struck Duluth
heavily. and it promises to create an unpar-
allied boom if only little gaseous smell is
met with near the derricks.
Gambling houses, which the authorities
closed just before the recent grand jury
session, are in full blast again.
HARRISON 5 REAL ESTATE EXCHANGE -
has over $4,000 inside property in Supe-
rior Can be bought at one-third its real
value, as it must be sold. Hotel st. Louis
building